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KEY TO FLORA OF CAPE PENINSULA 
Flowers hermaphrodite ; sepals 2. 
Portulaceae. 
Calyx valvate in bud ; flowers usually hand- 
some ; stamens numerous. 
Stamens distinct ; anthers 2-celled. 
Tiliciceae. 
Stamens mouadelphous ; anthers 1-celled. 
Malvaceae. 
Leaves exstipulate. 
Gynaeceum apocarpous. Ranunculaceae. 
Gynaeceum syncarpous. 
Sepals 2. Portulaceae 
Sepals more than 2. 
Flowers solitary, large, water or marsh plants. 
Nymphaeaceae. 
Flowers not as above. 
Petals irregular, cut ; leaves herbaceous. 
Resedaceae. 
Petals regular ; leaves succulent. Ficoideae. 
Stamens 10 or fewer. 
Ovary inferior. 
Gynaeceum apocarpous (carpels enclosed in a cup-like 
receptacle). Rosaceae. 
Gynaeceum syncarpous. 
Leaves stipulate. 
Leaves entire. Rliamneae. 
Leaves multifid. Rosaceae. 
Leaves exstipulate. 
Placentas parietal ; plants with tendrils. 
Qucurbitaceae. 
Placentas axile, or ovules solitary ; plants with- 
out tendrils. 
Flowers in umbels, or the racemes in umbels 
(in Hydrocotyle the umbel is im- 
perfect). 
Styles 2 ; leaves not digitately compound. 
Umbelliferae. 
Styles 3 or 4 ; leaves digitately compound. 
Araliacecie. 
